Toward an Integrated Model of Health Sciences Academies in Nepal: Policy Rationale, Benefits, and Challenges

Academies of Health Sciences have increased significantly in Nepal in the past decade to improve access to medical education and quality health services for the general public. They are established with their act. The provincial-level government also established health science academies in the past decade. They are mainly in the urban and geographically accessible regions of the country. There is a great demand for health sciences academies in areas where they do not exist. The Government of Nepal is going to establish the health science academies/ institutions according to the national priorities. This article analyzes the different views of the Integrated Health Sciences Act, commonly known as the Health Sciences Umbrella Act.